Dont Dream Its Over - Crowded House
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song Title: Dont Dream Its Over Chords
By : Crowded House

[Intro]

Ebsus2 G#
e|--------6--------6---------6----------------|
B|--------6--------6---------6-----------9----|
G|---------------------------------------8----| (2x)
D|---8------8--8------8--8------8--8----------|
A|---6------6--6------6--6------6--6----------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]
(Do INTRO strumming pattern)

Ebsus2 Csus2
There is freedom within, there is freedom without

G# G .G#.G#
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup

Ebsus2 Csus2
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost

G#
But you'll never see the end of the road

G
While you're traveling with me

[Chorus]

G# Bb
Hey now, hey now

Ebsus2 Csus2
Don't dream it's over

G# Bb
Hey now, hey now

Ebsus2 Csus2
When the world comes in

G# Bb
They come, they come

Ebsus2 Csus2
To build a wall between us

G# G#-Bb
We know they won't win


[Verse 2]
(Do first verse strumming pattern)


Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the T.V. page


REPEAT :
[Chorus]

[Solo]
Keyboard.. First.. Try also in guitar...
(CHORUS Chords)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------11--------------------8---------|
G|--10---------10---------8----------7----------5----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--7--8-----10----7---------5-----3-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------11----8---13-------15--15/16--15--13--11---------|
G|---10------10----------------------------------------------13----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Part..
e|----------------------------|-------------------|
B|----------15--13--11--------|-------------------|
G|-12-------------------13--12|7/--/--/--/19------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------|

e|----------6-------------3-------------6--------------------------|
B|----------6--9----------4-------------6---9--------8/9--6--------|
G|-------8-----8---8--8--------------8------8--8-------------8--5--|
D|----8------------8--8-----------8---------------8----------------|
A|-6---------------6--6--------6-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------6-------------3---------------------------------|
B|----------6--9----------4---------------------6/--8--9----|
G|-------8-----8---8--8--------------8-------7--------------|
D|----8------------8--8-----------8-----8-------------------|
A|-6---------------6--6-------6-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------6/-8--9~-----11/--13~---11~~--------|
G|------------5/-7--8---------------------------------------|
D|-8/-10\-8-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 3]
(same as verse 1)

Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief


[Chorus]

G# Bb
Hey now, hey now
Ebsus2 Csus2
Don't dream it's over
G# Bb
Hey now, hey now
Ebsus2 Csus2
When the world comes in
G# Bb
They come, they come
Ebsus2 Csus2
To build a wall between us
G#
Don't ever let them win


[Outro]
(Play CHORUS Chords)


e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13--11----------------------11-----------------------|(Repeat
G|-----------13--12--10----8--------13--12--10--8----7---|(many times
D|-------------------------------------------------------|(Until its Fades..
A|-------------------------------------------------------|(Out.....
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


************************************

| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)



D TUNING (especially for 12 string)


Don't dream it's over (Tuning in Standard D - DGCFAD)


Intro X2 (strumming pattern should come fairly easily)

Fadd9...................... x8101088 X2
F7sus2..................... x810888 X2
F7sus4..................... x810898 X1

Main verse
Fadd9...................... x8101088 X2
Dm...........................x57765 X2
Bb.............................688766 X2
A7.............................575655 X2
A4 ............................557655....(just two downstrokes 1st run)

on the second main verse run before the chorus.. just hold the A7 chord an extra bar
instead of hitting the A4 chord twice.

Chorus X2

Hey now.........................Bb........................688766
Hey now .........................C.........................81010988
Don't............................. C5........................81010xxx
Dream..........................Csus4.....................88810108
It's................................Dm7/A ..................557565
O-..............................Dmadd9/A...............557965 (alt 557555)
ver ...............................Dm/A.....................557765

on 3rd time

wall ..................................F/A......................587565
between..........................Dm7sus4/A.........557585
us....................................Dm/A....................557565

Just hold.............................Bb.........................688766
for "You know they won't win"
until verse starts over


SOLO BREAK has a slight variation



first 2 bars same chords as main verse
while the organ does the whiter shade of pale thing

then two bars simple riffs

E--------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------13--11------10---10-------10------|
G -------10--12----------12-------10-------10------|
D ---12---------------------------10-------10------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|

end that riff with Fadd9 chord x8101088

then this slight variation


E---------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------13--11------10--- -----------------|
G -------10--12----------12-------12--12-10-10------|
D ---12--------------------------- 12--14-10-10-----|
A --------------------------------------------8-----|
E --------------------------------------------------|


then one more time with first riff slight mod

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------13--11------10-----------------------|
G -------10--12----------12-------12--10----10--------|
D ---12-----------------------------------12----12----|
A ----------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------|


but this last time, substitute the end chord with Bb X68886



XXXXXXXXXX(THATS IT!!!)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX



LYRICS......

There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road
While you're traveling with me

Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win

Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
In the paper today, tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the TV page

Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win

Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead, barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release

Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win

Well, don't let them win
Hey now, hey now
Don't let them win
Don't let them win, yeah


---------------------

HOPE YOU LIKE THIS!!!!

I did this without any other reference..
because I wasn't satisfied with what I found for reference
when I first went about learning this.

I felt inspired to learn this song when my nephew Darius passed away..

I always thought this song was perfect for encouraging people who need hope.

I wanted to find comfort in learning it..
but sorry to all those who have posted so far..

it just hasn't been close enough for me...
or just lacked enough feeling.

It's a gorgeous song.

I did minor embellishments in the chorus..
a slight bit.. I just colored it a bit more..
and I definitely covered a lot more than I found
when I tabbed this out.

Just my interpretation.. I hope you find it useful..

Also... I play a lot of 12 string dropped a step in D.
I will try to make most my tabs with both..
but I want to build a network of other 12 stringers out there..
especially that appreciate the extra stuff the D tuning offers.

Any comments whatsoever.. don't hesitate.. .

I will never take offense to comments or suggestions..
I do this to try to help others and myself play better and have more fun.
I'm not saying I'm 100% right.. I think I figured that part out,
then I had some more fun with it using a few embellishments.
but I like this better than anything else I've seen.
And if you haven't figured it out yet..

No tab.. absolutely no tab.. is 100% right.
I'm sure any artist would appreciate any new interpretation rather
than being stolen from or carbon copied anyway..
But it's actually pretty dang close.

please email if you want to...

email... kyle@dream74.com
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER

As recorded by Crowded House
(From the 1986 Album CROWDED HOUSE)

Words and Music by Neil Finn

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Finn - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Finn - Electric Guitar '
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Finn - Electric Guitar'


Intro
Q=82
Ebsus2 Bbm/Eb Bm7/EEbsus2
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. w/ delay & chorus)
E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E. S E E
|----6--------6-----|----6-----------|----6--------6-----|
|-6--6--------6-----|----6--------9--|-6--6--------6-----|
|-8------8-8--8---8-|-6--6---6-8--6--|-8------8-8--8---8-|
|-8------8-8------8-|-8------8-8--8--|-8------8-8------8-|
|-6------6-6------6-|-6------6-6--6--|-6------6-6------6-|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|


1st - 3rd Verses
$
Bbm/Eb Bm7/Eb Ebsus2 Cm
E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E
|----6-----------||-----6--------6-----|----3--------3-----|
|----6--------9--||o-6--6--------6-----|----4--------4-----|
|-6--6---6-8--6--||--8------8-8--8---8-|-5--5---5-5--5---5-|
|-8------8-8--8--||--8------8-8------8-|-5------5-5------5-|
|-6------6-6--6--||o-6------6-6------6-|-3------3-3------3-|
|----------------||--------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
| W W W
|----------------||--6-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------||o-6-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------||--8-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------||--------------------|-------------------|
|----------------||o-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------||--------------------|-------------------|


Ab G Gsus4 Ebsus2
E. S E E E. S E E E S S E E S S E E E E. S E E E. S E E
|----4--------4-----|-----3-3----------------|-----6--------6-----|
|----4--------4-----|-----3-3----------------|--6--6--------6-----|
|----5--------5---5-|-----4-4---------5-5--x-|--8------8-8--8---8-|
|-6------6-6------6-|--5--------5-x-x-5-5--x-|--8------8-8------8-|
|-6------6-6------6-|--5--------5-x-x-5-5--x-|--6------6-6------6-|
|-4------4-4------4-|--3--------3-x-x-3-3--x-|--------------------|
|
| ~~~
| W H Q E E +W
|-------------------|---------------------!6-|-(6)----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------!6-|-(6)----------------|
|-------------------|-[5]-----------------!8-|-(8)----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------!8-|-(8)----------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|


To Coda
Cm Ab G
E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E S S E E
|----3--------3------|----4--------4-----|----3-------3-3-3---||
|----4--------4------|----4--------4-----|----3-------3-3-3---||
|-5--5---5-5--5---5--|----5--------5---5-|----4-------4-4-4---||
|-5------5-5------5--|-6------6-6------6-|-5------5-5-------5-||
|-3------3-3------3--|-6------6-6------6-|-5------5-5-------5-||
|--------------------|-4------4-4------4-|-3------3-3-------3-||


Chorus
Ab Bb Eb Cm
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----|
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---8-8-------4-4-----|
|---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-|
|-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------|


Ab Bb Eb Cm
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----|
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---8-8-------4-4-----|
|---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-|
|-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------|


Ab Bb Eb Cm
E. S E E E. S E E E S S E E E. S +S S E
|----4--------------|---6-6-6----------------|
|----4--------------|---6-6-8------4-(4)-----|
|----5-----7--7---7-|-8-8-8-8-8-5--5-(5)-x-5-|
|-6------6-8--8---8-|-8-------8-5--5-(5)-x-5-|
|-6------6-8--8---8-|-6-------6-3--------x-3-|
|-4------4-6--6---6-|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|


1.
Ab Bb
E. S E E E S S E E E. S E E S S E E E
|----4-------4-4-4---|----4------------------||
|----4-------4-4-4---|----4-----------------o||
|----5-------5-5-5---|----5---------7-7--7---||
|-6------6-6-------6-|-6------6-6-x-8-8--8---||
|-6------6-6-------6-|-6------6-6-x-8-8--8--o||
|-4------4-4-------4-|-4------4-4-x-6-6--6---||
|
| W H Q E E
|--------------------|------------------!6---||
|--------------------|------------------!6--o||
|--------------------|------------------!8---||
|--------------------|------------------!8---||
|--------------------|----------------------o||
|--------------------|-----------------------||


Keyboard Solo
2.
Ab Ebsus2 Cm Ab
2/4 4/4
E S S E E E. S E E E. S E E E S S +Q +E. S E E E. S Q +E. S E E
|---4-4-----||----6--------6-----|---3-3-(3)--(3)-3-3---|----4-4--(4)-4-4----|
|---4-4-----||-6--6--------6-----|---4-4-(4)--(4)-4-4---|----4-4--(4)-4-4----|
|---5-5-----||-8--8---8-8--8---8-|-5-5-5-(5)--(5)-5-5-5-|----5-5--(5)-5-5----|
|-6-------6-||-8------8-8------8-|-5------------------5-|-6---------------6--|
|-6-------6-||-6------6-6------6-|-3--------------------|-6---------------6--|
|-4-------4-||-------------------|----------------------|-4---------------4--|


G Ebsus2 Cm
E. S Q +E. S E E E S S Q +E S S E E E S S Q +E S S E E
|----3-3--(3)-3-----|---6-6-6--(6)-6-6-6---|---3-3-3--(3)-3-3-3----|
|----3-3--(3)-3-----|---6-6-6--(6)-6-6-6---|---4-4-4--(4)-4-4-4----|
|----4-4--(4)-4-----|-8-8-8-8--(8)-8-8-8---|-5-5-5-5--(5)-5-5-5----|
|-5-------------5-5-|-8--------------------|-5---------------------|
|-5-------------5-5-|-6--------------------|-3---------------------|
|-3-------------3-3-|----------------------|-----------------------|


Guitar Solo
Ab G Ab Eb
Gtr III (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
E S S Q +E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E S S S S +S E S E E E E
|---4-4-4--(4)-4-4---|----3-3------3-3---||---------------------------------|
|---4-4-4--(4)-4-4---|----3-3------3-3---||----------11-(11)-9---------8-8--|
|---5-5-5--(5)-5-5---|----4-4------4-4---||--------8-10-(10)-8--8----8-8-8--|
|-6------------------|-5------5-5------5-||--8S10-10-----------10--8-8------|
|-6------------------|-5------5-5------5-||-10S11-----------------10--------|
|-4------------------|-3------3-3------3-||---------------------------------|


Ab Eb
S S S S +S E S E S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|----------11-(11)-9-----------------------|
|--------8-10-(10)-8--8---10s12-10s8-------|
|--8S10-10-----------10-8------------10----|
|-10S11---------------------------------10-|
|------------------------------------------|


Ab Eb Db
S S S S +S E S E E E E E S S +S E S S S E +E S S
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------11-(11)-9---------8-8-|----------------------9-(9)------|
|--------8-10-(10)-8--8----8-8-8-|---------------8-8s10------------|
|--8S10-10-----------10--8-8-----|------9-(9)-----------------8-9--|
|-10S11-----------------10-------|---11-------11-------------------|
|--------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|


D.S. al Coda &
Ab
Gtr I
W E. S E E E. S E E
|---------------------------||----4--------4-----|
|---------------------------||----4--------4-----|
|---------------------------||----5--------5---5-|
|---------------------------||-6------6-6------6-|
|---------------------------||-6------6-6------6-|
|---------------------------||-4------4-4------4-|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S E S S E E E E W
|---------------9-----------||-------------------|
|--------9-9s11---11s13-11--||-------------------|
|---8h10--------------------||-------------------|
|-8-------------------------||-------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------|


G
E. S E E E S S E E
|----3---------------3-3--3---||
|----3---------------3-3--3---||
|----4---------------4-4--4---||
|-5----------5---5----------5-||
|-5----------5---5----------5-||
|-3----------3---3----------3-||
|
| Q S S E +E E Q
|-----------16-(16)------15---||
|--------16---------15--------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||


Chorus
Ab Bb Eb Cm
Gtr I
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----|
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------4-4-----|
|---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-|
|-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------|


Ab Bb Eb Cm
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----|
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------4-4-----|
|---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-|
|-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------|


Ab Bb Eb Cm Ab
2/4
E. S E E E. S E E E S S E E E. S +S S E E. S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|----4--------------|---6-6-6----------------|----4-------4-4-4---|---4-4-----|
|----4--------------|---6-6-8------4-(4)-----|----4-------4-4-4---|---4-4-----|
|----5-----7--7---7-|-8-8-8-8-8-5--5-(5)-x-5-|----5-------5-5-5---|---5-5-----|
|-6------6-8--8---8-|-8-------8-5--5-(5)-x-5-|-6------6-6-------6-|-6-------6-|
|-6------6-8--8---8-|-6-------6-3--------x-3-|-6------6-6-------6-|-6-------6-|
|-4------4-6--6---6-|------------------------|-4------4-4-------4-|-4-------4-|


Bb Eb Cm
4/4
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----|
|---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------4-4-----|
|---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-|
|-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-|
|-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------|


Outro
Ab Bb Eb Cm
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E 5x
||----4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-------||
||o---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------4-4------o||
||----5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-------||
||--6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5---||
||o-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3--o||
||--4-------4-6-------6-|-----------------------||


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths



There is freedom within
there is freedom without
Try to catch a deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead
many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road
While you're traveling with me

[CHORUS]
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win

Now I'm towing my car
there's a hole in the roof
my possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
in the paper today
tales of war and of waste
but you turn right over to the T.V. page

[CHORUS]
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win

Now I'm walking again
to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead
barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief

Hey now, Hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, Hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
You know they won't win

Don't let them win
Hey now, Hey now

Hey now, Hey now

Hey now, Hey now
Don't let them win

They come, They come
Don't let them win

Hey now, Hey now (yeah)

Hey now, Hey now

Song info
Dont Dream Its Over
Crowded House
2001
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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